Caption Mature adult Aplysia californica (sea slug) raised at the National Resource for Aplysia at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. The NIH-funded ...

sea grapes, also known as Botryocladia, have a bulbous grape-like structure at their tips. Changes in the texture, toughness and thickness of seaweed require the animal to make moment-to-moment ...

This method of protection can keep almost all predators at bay - but not the kaleidoscopically colourful sea slug. Nudibranchs, commonly known as sea slugs, are a group of shell-less marine molluscs.

A new species of sea slug has been discovered off the South-West coast of England. It's been named the Pleurobranchaea Britannica - not the catchiest name - but if you notice "Britannica" explains ...

A new species of sea slug has been discovered in UK waters. It was caught off the south-west of England from a research ship. The creature has been named Pleurobranchaea britannica. It belongs to ...

Scientists have discovered the ultimate case of regeneration: Some decapitated sea slugs can regrow hearts and whole new bodies. This “wonder of nature,” reported in a biology journal on ...

Vicky Barlow was looking around the pools of Falmouth when she found the rainbow sea slug A rock pooler has found a rare sea slug while searching around the coast of south Cornwall. Vicky Barlow ...

Many sea sponges, like anemones, use toxins to repel would-be predators. Some species of sea slugs, however, such as Platydoris scabra, have evolved immunity against the toxins of specific sponge ...

What is the banana slug? The banana slug is named for its resemblance to a ripe (or overripe, in the case of spotted individuals) banana. It’s one of the slowest creatures on Earth, moving at a ...

These curious sea slugs, he says, play a vital role in preserving marine biodiversity in a rapidly changing world. "A Doris nudibranch belongs to the marine gastropod mollusc family ...

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BUXTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Cape Hatteras National Seashore is warning beachgoers about the venomous sea slug, which looks like a small dragon, that has been spotted on the Outer Banks. The venom ...